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I < * *1 ifUiilr -iC*, Ur. Richard K. Scales Ethyl Corporation 1600 West Sight 5411 Road Termlale (20) Detroit, Michigan Dear Dick: George kuush poke l~- :i*& f o m tin about toe possioi 1il_ <r advisability m my writing again to i>r. Clair l aiterson. I -ia :l do this, br:ca...i. 1 t.:i>u..,nc it *a: not graceful and b o not wi ue :-o ;.o j , I a, iiu itOit convinced.no* ,,at it is wi.-:c than I was then, althong.) 2 - a not prepared to tidte .m arbitrur.v |.o...-j.ti.on on tae sat ter. When, there ior, ..v directed ay attention *.o your iottei .June 15, to al o. Oft this subject, I f-.u<,;;< u.- ci-.at it raigiii to j.^nt as weli tor o to write to you ana consider, with you, wui i. ..nytaing should (>;. .ono. if you disagree with' what' follows, I shall expect you to say so. We have Known eaca other too long and too favorably, to be ahy id spleen. . First, let ims ey that an inquiry Horn we to Jr. Patterson, as to whether he received tay letter and the- bound volume of tlio larben hectares would be a transparent subterfuge. Ho one would be deceived.by it. This a, a aatisfactory approach to a question which aust be ashed, out mast be coated wi inappropriate veneer of courtesy. That is not the case la this instance. If Dr. Patterson f a i W d to reply iwcaus he was too bury, he will know that I aw pointing the c..o>..-p, obliquely, at his bad Banners. 2 he neglected Uc-liburatoay to reply because he thought I was "grinding an axa," he will have tin correctness' of iua Judgewnt confirmed, and will persist in his belief that I should be ignored. This, I thin!;, would be disad vantageous to a, and, w e n more, to Jthyi Corporation. ____# This bring tse to the second point. iVniio I do not advocate the acceptance, ir. silence, of u direct attack upon one' position (whether mine or that of Ethyl Corporation, in this instance), I do not think well of being defensive, when there is no need for it. Surely, at this point in time, tay position sand that of Ethyl Corporation, in the natter of the actual, present hygienic significance of load from the exhausts of automobiles, being one and the name in fact, although different In their relationship (wine being one of professional reputation and integrity, Ethyl's being essentially a alter of conasercial position), are better buttressed by both fact and professional prestige (having just been snppor*td by the reputation of the U.S. Piiblic Health Service.' as well as that of the State Health Department of California and of Pennsylvania), than they have ever been before. There is nothing on the horizon, by way of informed and respected opposition, about which to bo disturbed. $hy should anyone in a responsible position in Ethyl Corporation be jumpy and defensive? Why should tha Company appear to "protest too Each," as though it had been afflicted with a guilty conscience? I iirij .lot advocating bllnonesFi or insensitivity to danger, but there is a posture which commands respect, ami another which cultivates suspicion. I have never failed to give battle to those who huvo 00IS335 ( 4. Ur. Richard K. Scales - (2) - June 19, 1964 attacked as, if they ere arraed with anythin better than pop guns, but Z have never degraded myself by entering Into a futile and undignified controversy with ignorant, uninformed or prejudiced persona. If this is a sound position for an informed individual (and X believe it is} it is equally sound for an industrial organisation which has undertaken to face its problems fairly and squarely, to l e a n the facts, and to act upon them. There ie such a thing as human dignity and t h e n ia also Corporals dignity. The latter is betrayed in our day by (same) blatant and cynical advertising, and by the intemperate speech of (some) public relations ponderers, and newshawks. This betrayal shall not be permitted to extend into the n a l m e of science and humane arts, as these a n n p n s e n t e d in valid technological and professional fields of society, including the industrial field. Z had not intended to sermonioe, but Z feel very strongly on these matters, and I fear that wo (all of us) under the stresses of the times, tend to forget ancient truths and succumb to the current cynlcisa which holds that the cad Justifies the seanf . 1 think that this is never true, but that our m e n a c i n g tendency to accepting unavoidable is the ultimate means of mixing truth with falsity so that they can no longer be differentiated. Sincerely yours, SAKtvr cc - George Boush, Jr,, M.D. Robert A. Keho, U.D. H 0019336